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AG threatens to sue Maine over trans athletes competing in sports

By Christopher Burns on Feb 26, 2025 10:20 am
Attorney General Pam Bondi asserted Maine is violating federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination.
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Teachers union sues over Trump administration’s deadline to end school diversity programs

By The Associated Press on Feb 26, 2025 09:11 am
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the American Federation of Teachers union and the American Sociological Association, says the Education Department’s Feb. 14 memo violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
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Democrat Sean Faircloth easily wins Bangor-area legislative seat in special election

By Michael Shepherd on Feb 25, 2025 09:27 pm
The Democratic win restores the 76-seat House majority that the party had after Election Day.
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Maine House censures Republican for posts on student that drew Donald Trump’s eye

By Billy Kobin on Feb 25, 2025 05:51 pm
The effort to censure Rep. Laurel Libby came after she made social media posts about a transgender student at Greely High School.
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Maine Democrats begin pushing short-term budget through along party lines

By Billy Kobin on Feb 25, 2025 05:08 pm
Democrats tabled the plan after the House failed to pass the supplemental budget Tuesday with a two-thirds majority.
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VA fires several employees at its Maine headquarters

By Billy Kobin on Feb 25, 2025 04:12 pm
The Trump administration told the Togus workers they were losing their jobs due to “poor performance,” according to the Maine AFL-CIO.
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Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

By The Associated Press on Feb 25, 2025 02:45 pm
Associations in some other states, including Maine, have signaled they may defy the president’s order, while others were taking a wait-and-see approach.
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Donald Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are ‘going forward’ with more import taxes to come

By The Associated Press on Feb 25, 2025 02:30 pm
The president said that his intended "reciprocal" tariffs were on schedule to begin as soon as April.
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Maine’s top judge questions why Janet Mills hasn’t filled open judicial seat

By Marie Weidmayer on Feb 25, 2025 02:07 pm
The complaint was among the variety of issues Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill discussed at her State of the Judiciary address.
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